DETERMINATION OF ELASTIC DEFORMATION OF SPRING DEFLECTION OF THE SEALING UNIT

The article discusses the definition of elastic deformation - deflection of the spring of the sealing unit of the Christmas tree valve. Using variational methods, the optimal solution of the spring deflection of the gate valve sealing unit was determined. It is proved that the obtained formulas give rather accurate results of the spring deflection of the valve sealing unit.

Research on rolling stability of the flexible waverider based on computational fluid dynamics/computational structural dynamics/rigid body dynamics coupling methodology

The shape of hypersonic aircrafts represented by waveriders is becoming more slender and flatter, thereby greatly reducing the structural rigidity. This innovation is applied to satisfy the demand of long-range flight. The rolling stability of the waveriders is poor due to the slender shape. Therefore, the effect of the elastic deformation on the rolling stability cannot be ignored. The effect of the elastic deformation on the stability of rolling and forced pitching/free rolling coupling motions of the waveriders is studied through computational fluid dynamics (CFD)/computational structural dynamics (CSD)/rigid body dynamics (RBD) coupling methodology. Comparison results of numerical simulation indicate that the elastic deformation of the structure increases the local angle of attack, thereby enhancing the static stability of the waveriders. The rolling motion of the waveriders changes from point attractor to periodic attractor when the vibration velocity due to elastic deformation is considered. The rolling oscillation frequency of the flexible model is higher than that of the rigid model. For the forced pitching/free rolling motion, stability theory based on the rigid body hypothesis is unsuitable when the elastic effect is taken into consideration.

Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Coal Rock Impact Energy Index Based on Peridynamics

In response to the increasing severity of the rock burst phenomenon and its relatively difficult prediction, peridynamics and indoor uniaxial compression experiments were used to calculate the changes of the internal elastic energy (t) and impact energy (c) for different rock masses during a loading process from an energy perspective. Two traditional indices for judging rock burst tendency—the rock elastic deformation energy index (WET) and the rock impact energy index (WCF)—were combined to define a new actual impact energy index (W) to more accurately determine the occurrence tendency of rock bursts. The LAMMPS software was used to simulate the internal energy changes of rock materials under pressure, and the results were compared with experimental results for verification. The results were as follows: (1) in the uniaxial compression experiments of different specimens, fine sandstone had the strongest impact resistance, followed by coarse sandstone, mudstone, bottom coal seam, and top coal seam, and the obtained material properties provide a reference for predicting the rock bursts of various rock types in practical engineering. (2) The values calculated using the actual impact energy index (W) and the simulation value were 1.75 and 1.77, respectively, which corresponded to a lower error than when the rock impact energy index (WCF) and the rock elastic deformation energy index (WET) were used individually. Thus, this index can better predict the rock burst. (3) The simulated specimen was subjected to a gradual increase in the internal stored elastic energy during compression, which gradually decreased after the ultimate compressive strength was exceeded. The degree of impact damage formed after macroscopic crushing occurred depended on its residual energy.

An EHL Extension of the Unsteady FBNS Algorithm

Many engineering applications rely on lubricated gaps where the hydrodynamic pressure distribution is influenced by cavitation phenomena and elastic deformations. To obtain details about the conditions within the lubricated gap, solvers are required that can model cavitation and elastic deformation effects efficiently when a large amount of discretization cells is employed. The presented unsteady EHL-FBNS solver can compute the solution of such large problems that require the consideration of both mass-conserving cavitation and elastic deformation. The execution time of the presented algorithm scales almost with N log(N) where N is the number of computational grid points. A detailed description of the algorithm and the discretized equations is presented. The MATLAB© code is provided in the supplements along with a maintained version on GitHub to encourage its usage and further development. The output of the solver is compared to and validated with simulated and experimental results from the literature to provide a detailed comparison of different discretization schemes of the Couette term in presence of gap height discontinuities. As a final result, the most favourable scheme is identified for the unsteady study of surface textures in ball-on-disc tribometers under severe EHL conditions.

The features of deformation-stimulated RbI luminescence

This paper studies deformation-stimulated features of radiative relaxation of self-trapped excitons and recombination assembly of exciton-like luminescence in RbI crystal. Methods of research were luminescence and thermal activation spectroscopy. The identity of the mechanism of manifestation of the X-ray luminescence, tunnel luminescence and thermally stimulated luminescence spectra were found in the elastically deformed RbI crystal, interpreted by the luminescence of self-trapped exciton, tunnel recharge of F′, VK -pairs and thermally stimulated recombination of e−, VK -centres, respectively.The temperatures of the maximum destruction peaks of thermally stimulated luminescence, their spectral composition and activation energies were determined experimentally, on the basis of which the mechanisms of recombination assembly of exciton-like luminescences in a RbI crystal were interpreted. Uniaxial elastic deformation leads to the effective formation of point radiation defects ( F′, HA, VK -centers) in comparison with an unbroken lattice, where the predominant mechanism is the association of interstitial atoms ( H -centres) with the formation of I3−-centres.